Areebah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-REE-ba
- Origin
- Arabic
Areebah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “clever, intelligent”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Areebah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Areeba
“clever, intelligent”
Feminine form of the Arabic arib, 'shrewd, skilful, intelligent'.
Meaning borrowed from Areeba.
Is Areebah a girl's or a boy's name?
Areebah is a girls' name.
How popular is Areebah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 31 girls.
Half of all the girls named Areebah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Areebah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 12 | #2,319 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 22 | #1,411 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,620 |
| 2007 | 31 | #1,026 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,561 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
How popular is Areebah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Areebah in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Areebah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
Names like Areebah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Aaminah Sumayyah Safa Ruqayyah Ayah Zainab Nusaybah Umaymah Aakifah Umamah Aafiyah
Names related to Areebah
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Areebah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/areebah, updated 20 October 2026.